Peel Me Away

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Peel me away, slowly, gently grip me tight,

Peel me away, in this darkness, in this night,
Of my soul, my eyes cannot see,
Peel me away, peel me away,
Slowly undress the mess I’ve dressed my self in
These layers of clothing I’ve put on,
These layers I’ve packed on:
My face, my body, my mind, my soul,
Peel me away in the dark night of my soul.
Undress this mess,
Undress me…I’m scarred.

I’ve never been this exposed.
I’ve never been this bare-----
Naked I feel without my stuff, my fluff
My face, my hide that I pride,
My prude----ness---nudeness---
I held down, I fought down
I wanted to shut down my desires,
My fires of passion----Sssssh!

Listen---to my heart
Hear me---with your eyes,
See me----not with your ears,
Know what is being said,
I said…….peel me away, peel me away.

A way from what their faces say, not intimidated,
By what their eyes think,
So I’m not afraid to be what they never thought,
Or even have seen,
Cause maybe it was me who didn’t see me,
And it was them in me that I see,
Not them that I mean, but me.
So I’m not afraid of them,
Cause now I’m not afraid of me.

Peel me away,
Unzip me,
Unbutton my white…little…self,
Remove those spandex tights,
Up at night, in the fight for my life,
Remove the straps and unhook my belt,
Lay me down and wash me…Clean.
Peel me away,
Open me up and let me see,
Open my eyes and relieve,
A blindness that I once called sight,
Remove a deafness I once believed was hearing.

Peel me away so I can feel,
Peel to feel intimacy,
A travesty I once called nasty and now see....it is lovely.

Peel me away,
I know it’s hard,
To know and understand man’s heart,
My heart once deceived me,
Twice over more to account,
But peel me away,
These heart string unveil,
A sacred entry place,
Peel me away and one day,
In one way,
When you have gently, slowly, gripped me tightly at my core,
I lay raw, unashamed…Freely peeled away.

Thursday Thoughts

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Who am I that the Lord is mindful of me?
Who am I that people take heed to what I say?
Who am I that others take note of what I do?
Who am I?

I am the one who has been entrusted with a gift.
I am the one who is blessed beyond measure.
I am the one who knows that with all I have, I am yet dust.
I am the one who was created to be ME.

I am daughter and sister
I am niece and aunt
I am cousin and friend
I am lover, lover of God and mankind.

I am thinker and teacher
I am soul searcher and researcher
I am speaker and creator
I am I.

Like a virgin...

Today I begin yet another writing venture.
Personally, I didn't think the time was right.
I wanted to wait, for what, I'm not even sure.
I wanted to prolong the inevitable,
Linger on the edge of the path to destiny.
I was fearful to take another step into the unknown.
Blogging is virgin territory for me.
I am nervous, a little anxious...
What does this entail?
What will it feel like to open myself to another?
Will what I offer be appreciated?
Can I do this?
SHOULD I do this?
Once I do it, there will be no turning back...
It can't be un-done.
Once I hit the button,
I will be changed forever.
No longer "virgin", but blogger.
And now it begins...
Today, I invite you to into-me-see.